I'm in the market for a Wave and prefer to find a boat with trailer. If I find a boat without a trailer, what is the best method to get it home? SUV roof rack, or utility trailer? Any thoughts appreciated.

I'd use a utility trailer if you have access to one. I bought a cheap one and made a nice trailer by simply adding planks.

Roof racks are okay too, but check your vehicle's load rating. I transported mine that way, new in the boxes, but my Hyundai wagon was not real happy about it. Club model set-up is too complicated to do this on a regular basis. Plus, lifting the hulls that high will take two people, or a real "He-Man" like Corey.

If you're just looking to get it home, it's doable in a pick-up truck with an 8' bed, just disassemble and tie everything down well. I did this just to get the boat, than built a trailer for about $500 starting with a utility trailer similar to the picture posted. Not really practical for every day use, but good enough until you can figure out a trailer situation.

Good question on transporting the Wave. Love the homemade utility trailer conversion!

I've got an old double stack Trailex, with rollers and cradles set for the 16. The slide adjusters are old and will break often, so I've been looking of a way to not mess with them often. It works good with the Wave on top, the rollers adjust quicker than the cradles. But that means I can't do it alone, which is fine at a regatta, but the beauty of the Wave is doing it solo.

We also tried two big foam blocks on one side, lifting it over the sail tube and box. That worked OK but still had rubbing issues on the wheel covers. We ended up taking them off, which get the boat really dirty on longer trips.

Since the hulls are 13 ft long, it would take a pretty big van (even if you removed the seats). But "fit" can be a vague term... I often see vans with 12' rolls of carpet hanging out the back, so I'm sure it can be done!

HarborFrieght has their 40" by 8' utility trailer on sale. Not sure is these are what people use though. And the wheels might happen to be the same distance apart as the hulls, so the hulls would need to be above the wheels. teh 8" trailer looks better in thsi regard - tops of wheels are lower relative to the trailer's top compare to the 12" wheeled trailer.